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51 years ago today

necrobutcher - 8-16-2011 at 07:24 PM

Joseph Kittinger sets record for jump from 102,800 feet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Excelsior


http://youtu.be/Z8RRkMsHOMU

MattyA - 8-16-2011 at 10:35 PM

Fuck that's high!

clevohardcore - 8-17-2011 at 04:37 AM

"The first test, Excelsior I, was made on November 16, 1959. Kittinger ascended in the gondola and jumped from an altitude of 23,300 m (76,400 ft).[1] In this first test, the stabilizer parachute was deployed too soon, catching Kittinger around the neck and causing him to spin at 120 revolutions per minute. This caused Kittinger to lose consciousness, but his life was saved by his main parachute which opened automatically at a height of 3,000 m (10,000 ft)."


After that I would have said, Now I'm done.